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A quick look at big No. 72
Sports, page 20
Reality, college incompatible
Viewpoint, page 4
I Michael pops
1 at the Forum
f Life / Arts, page 7
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Volume CXVI, Number 26
University of Southern California
Tuesday, October 8, 1991
Student has the happiest internship on Earth
By Oma Zadeh
Staff Writer
What would you do if you if you organized a costume party to promote the movie “Dick Tracy" and had a contest for the best costume, but no one wore a costume?
Julia Murphy, a junior majoring in theater and broadcast journalism, was hit with this question in an interview for an internship with Walt Disney She got the job.
“Interships are usually given to se niors, but 1 got this Disney internship because of my persistence," Murphy said. "I made a pest of myself."
Murphy stumbled upon the internship through a report assigned to her in a public relations class she took as an elective.
"I just called Disney and told them that I was doing a paper," said Murphy.
Murphy said the internship is ideal because it compliments two of her interests, cinema and public relations.
“This internship made me realize that I enjoy public relations, and because of the internship, I am going to change my major from broadcast journalism to public relations," Murphy said.
"I publicize and promote new Disney, Touchstone and Hollywood movies on my campus and three satelite schools," she said.
Murphy's responsibilities are as lengthy as her title: Buena Vista Pictures College Marketing Representative.
The internship entails organizing ticket giveaways through college radio stations such as KSCR as well as through the collegiate press, theme parties, college screenings and presentations promoting new movies.
Her presentations include a slide show and a behind-the-scenes video. Her upcoming exclusive presentation for Disney's “Beauty ana the Beast" will bring a Disney animator to the university campus to answer questions.
"I am allowed to be very creative in promotion," said Murphy. "This internship is an opportunity for me to show my talent."
In promoting the movie 'Deceived/' Murphy had only" 10 tickets and some puzzles which represented the movie's theme. She was in front of Tommy Trojan last Wednesday, holding a contest in which the first 10 people who could put the puzzles together won the tickets.
ul take all of my resources and use them," she said. "There is no guidebook for this job — you just do it."
— The Profile column appears every Tuesday.
Deep bass
Dan de ia Garza Dally Trojan
Paul Martin, of Feedback, jams on bass at the Coffeehouse opening at the old Trojan Dining Hall. Related story on page 7.
Hit-and-run
accidents
occur near university
By Roy J. Chung
Assistant City Editor
Two hit-and-run accidents involving university students were reported late last week, causing one of the victims to be hospitalized overnight, police officials said.
The cases have not been assigned to traffic detectives for investigation, but are scheduled to be looked into later this week. No suspects have been taken into custody.
Dalia Dorin, 23, was struck early Thursday afternoon in the crosswalk at the corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Royal Street, said officials at the Los Angeles Police Department.
Witnesses identified the vehicle as a late '70s, light-blue Ford Mustang.
University Security reported that the hit-and-run vehicle failed to stop, though Dorin struck the car's windshield.
LAPD Detective Bill Whittaker said that, though no formal investigation has been initiated, witnesses at the scene took down a partial license plate number.
The car was traced successfully, but it was later determined that the car was stolen, Whittaker said.
Paramedics determined at the scene that Dorin suffered a concussion. She also complained of pain in her right leg and was transported to County / USC Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition Thursday.
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She was released Friday, hospital officials said.
In an unrelated incident, 29-year-old Lia Jett suffered minor injuries early Friday morning when a car — de-
(See Accidents, page 13)
Fraternity fined $16,000 plus
1989 assault case settled in arbitration
By Robert Moran
Staff Writer
The Beta Theta Pi fraternity and one of its members were required to pay more than $16,000 last month to settle a lawsuit, in which a student from San Diego State University alleged he was assaulted at a Beta party in 1989, court records show.
Shawn Droke, 24, will receive at least $16,000 from Beta Theta Pi International Fraternity, the Beta chapter at USC and Daniel Ayala, a Beta member at the time of the incident, said Michael Newlee, an
attorney representing Droke.
The suit was filed in February, 1990, but went to arbitration this summer.
“We did not feel we got enough money," Newlee said of the arbitration, which was orginally set at $16,000. "So we settled for a higher amount."
Newlee would not reveal the exact amount of the settlement. The case was settled Sept. 3, he said.
Ayala, now a graduate law student at the university, was unavailable for comment.
Todd Dodge, president of Beta Theta
Pi, did not return calls Monday.
Valerie Paton, assistant dean of student affairs, said Student Conduct has not investigated the case because Droke never filed a complaint with the university.
The incident occurred Feb. 24, 1989, when Droke was attending a party at the Beta house and was allegedly assaulted.
(See Assault, page 13)
Drug decline debated
University students say usage still high
By Melanie Haseltine
Staff Writer
University students voiced disagreement Monday with the findings of a study released in USA Today reporting a decline in teenage drug use.
Many claimed that drug intake has actually increased, not only among teen-
agers, but among college students as well.
Undertaken by the Partnership for a Drug Free America, the study was conducted at 100 malls across the country and showed:
• A 52-percent drop in the trial use of marijuana by 13-year-olds.
• A 46-percent drop since 1987 in the number of teens using cocaine.
• A 10-percent rise (from 54 to 64 percent) in the number of teens who said
(See Study, page 15)
DT circulation disrupted Friday
Due to some unusual distribution problems, many copies of Friday's Daily Trojan did not make it to the stands. The Daily Trojan circulates approximately 12,000 papers at 75 locations around campus each day. Regrettably, about a third of this was not circulated Friday, and the Daily Trojan apologizes for any inconvenience.
Because the papers were unavailable, the headline articles on Friday's front page are reprinted on page 14 of today's edition. Those interested in other articles published Friday can obtain copies in the Student Union Building, room 404.

A quick look at big No. 72
Sports, page 20
Reality, college incompatible
Viewpoint, page 4
I Michael pops
1 at the Forum
f Life / Arts, page 7
on
]C_J
trojan
Volume CXVI, Number 26
University of Southern California
Tuesday, October 8, 1991
Student has the happiest internship on Earth
By Oma Zadeh
Staff Writer
What would you do if you if you organized a costume party to promote the movie “Dick Tracy" and had a contest for the best costume, but no one wore a costume?
Julia Murphy, a junior majoring in theater and broadcast journalism, was hit with this question in an interview for an internship with Walt Disney She got the job.
“Interships are usually given to se niors, but 1 got this Disney internship because of my persistence," Murphy said. "I made a pest of myself."
Murphy stumbled upon the internship through a report assigned to her in a public relations class she took as an elective.
"I just called Disney and told them that I was doing a paper," said Murphy.
Murphy said the internship is ideal because it compliments two of her interests, cinema and public relations.
“This internship made me realize that I enjoy public relations, and because of the internship, I am going to change my major from broadcast journalism to public relations," Murphy said.
"I publicize and promote new Disney, Touchstone and Hollywood movies on my campus and three satelite schools," she said.
Murphy's responsibilities are as lengthy as her title: Buena Vista Pictures College Marketing Representative.
The internship entails organizing ticket giveaways through college radio stations such as KSCR as well as through the collegiate press, theme parties, college screenings and presentations promoting new movies.
Her presentations include a slide show and a behind-the-scenes video. Her upcoming exclusive presentation for Disney's “Beauty ana the Beast" will bring a Disney animator to the university campus to answer questions.
"I am allowed to be very creative in promotion," said Murphy. "This internship is an opportunity for me to show my talent."
In promoting the movie 'Deceived/' Murphy had only" 10 tickets and some puzzles which represented the movie's theme. She was in front of Tommy Trojan last Wednesday, holding a contest in which the first 10 people who could put the puzzles together won the tickets.
ul take all of my resources and use them," she said. "There is no guidebook for this job — you just do it."
— The Profile column appears every Tuesday.
Deep bass
Dan de ia Garza Dally Trojan
Paul Martin, of Feedback, jams on bass at the Coffeehouse opening at the old Trojan Dining Hall. Related story on page 7.
Hit-and-run
accidents
occur near university
By Roy J. Chung
Assistant City Editor
Two hit-and-run accidents involving university students were reported late last week, causing one of the victims to be hospitalized overnight, police officials said.
The cases have not been assigned to traffic detectives for investigation, but are scheduled to be looked into later this week. No suspects have been taken into custody.
Dalia Dorin, 23, was struck early Thursday afternoon in the crosswalk at the corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Royal Street, said officials at the Los Angeles Police Department.
Witnesses identified the vehicle as a late '70s, light-blue Ford Mustang.
University Security reported that the hit-and-run vehicle failed to stop, though Dorin struck the car's windshield.
LAPD Detective Bill Whittaker said that, though no formal investigation has been initiated, witnesses at the scene took down a partial license plate number.
The car was traced successfully, but it was later determined that the car was stolen, Whittaker said.
Paramedics determined at the scene that Dorin suffered a concussion. She also complained of pain in her right leg and was transported to County / USC Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition Thursday.
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She was released Friday, hospital officials said.
In an unrelated incident, 29-year-old Lia Jett suffered minor injuries early Friday morning when a car — de-
(See Accidents, page 13)
Fraternity fined $16,000 plus
1989 assault case settled in arbitration
By Robert Moran
Staff Writer
The Beta Theta Pi fraternity and one of its members were required to pay more than $16,000 last month to settle a lawsuit, in which a student from San Diego State University alleged he was assaulted at a Beta party in 1989, court records show.
Shawn Droke, 24, will receive at least $16,000 from Beta Theta Pi International Fraternity, the Beta chapter at USC and Daniel Ayala, a Beta member at the time of the incident, said Michael Newlee, an
attorney representing Droke.
The suit was filed in February, 1990, but went to arbitration this summer.
“We did not feel we got enough money," Newlee said of the arbitration, which was orginally set at $16,000. "So we settled for a higher amount."
Newlee would not reveal the exact amount of the settlement. The case was settled Sept. 3, he said.
Ayala, now a graduate law student at the university, was unavailable for comment.
Todd Dodge, president of Beta Theta
Pi, did not return calls Monday.
Valerie Paton, assistant dean of student affairs, said Student Conduct has not investigated the case because Droke never filed a complaint with the university.
The incident occurred Feb. 24, 1989, when Droke was attending a party at the Beta house and was allegedly assaulted.
(See Assault, page 13)
Drug decline debated
University students say usage still high
By Melanie Haseltine
Staff Writer
University students voiced disagreement Monday with the findings of a study released in USA Today reporting a decline in teenage drug use.
Many claimed that drug intake has actually increased, not only among teen-
agers, but among college students as well.
Undertaken by the Partnership for a Drug Free America, the study was conducted at 100 malls across the country and showed:
• A 52-percent drop in the trial use of marijuana by 13-year-olds.
• A 46-percent drop since 1987 in the number of teens using cocaine.
• A 10-percent rise (from 54 to 64 percent) in the number of teens who said
(See Study, page 15)
DT circulation disrupted Friday
Due to some unusual distribution problems, many copies of Friday's Daily Trojan did not make it to the stands. The Daily Trojan circulates approximately 12,000 papers at 75 locations around campus each day. Regrettably, about a third of this was not circulated Friday, and the Daily Trojan apologizes for any inconvenience.
Because the papers were unavailable, the headline articles on Friday's front page are reprinted on page 14 of today's edition. Those interested in other articles published Friday can obtain copies in the Student Union Building, room 404.